Birthplace of George Washington identified in Virginia
The article explains longstanding confusion over Washington birthplace. It notes that the actual site of his parents plantation, born in 1732, was designated as George Washington Birthplace National Monument by the National Park Service. Westmorland County lies on a peninsula where the family lived before Augustine Washington died when George was 11.
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United States
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Bridges Creek
Virginia
Westmorland County
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Washington
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
Augustine Washington
Tomac
Rappahanhock
Chesapeake Bay
Mattox Creek
John Washington
Lawrence
John
Popes Creek
Wakefield
Washington Birthplace at Potomac Birthplace Monument T
Washington Birthplace National Monument near Popes Creek on the Potomac gains a Morgan horse breeding farm as part of the site. Dedication remarks cite connections to George Washington and regional history with speakers including Gov. Davis of Vermont and Colgate Laboratory staff.
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Washington Birthplace National Monument
Richard M. Colgate
National Park Service
George Hartzog
Wakefield
Washington
Justin Morgan
Vermont
Gov. Davis
New England
Popes Creek
Potomac
Voice of the Enemy Letter to the Editor
A longtime reader defends Nixon and the silent majority arguing the president faces a hostile liberal minority and Congress. The letter challenges Phinney and calls for discipline against protestors while praising Nixon’s restraint amid inflation and social turmoil.
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the Eagle
Nixon
Arthur Phinney
Phinney
Congress
Agnew
Phinneyilk
F.D.R
Johnson
Arthur
L.B.J
Goldwater
Baad Company
Lincoln
Wilson
Kennedy
Phinney-niks
Tophet
Hamelin
Mitchell J. Mulholland
McNerney Road
Becket
Washington Insight: Learning to Live With Mobilizers
Washington argues that Vietnam protests reveal broader political dynamics. TV exposure fuels public emotion, top‑level decisions seem opaque, and a rising student population expands demand for influence. The piece predicts enduring student activism and urges government to lead in broader democratic participation.
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Vietnam
Dean Rusk
Selma
Ala
Harvard
Daniel Bell
Gerrymandered Britain Could Use a Supreme Court
London commentary compares Elbridge Gerry’s 1812 boundary manipulation to English practices, noting long fights over district fairness. It cites 1944 boundary commissions created to review districts and require parliamentary action, with political scientists praising the remedy against gerrymandering.
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London
Elbridge Gerry
Massachusetts
England
House of Commons
Labor Party
Labor
Nonpartisan Commission
Economist
Boundary reform and the case for a British Bill of Rights
The piece contrasts American judicial review with Britain's parliamentary sovereignty, noting Labor boundary changes in the 1960s and arguing for a British Bill of Rights. It cites James Callaghan, Felis Frankfurter, and Supreme Court precedents on contraceptives and one vote per person, framing judicial limits as ethical checks. It contemplates a future US without Supreme Court restraints.
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James Callaghan
Home Secretary
Boundary. Commission
Labor
House of Lords
Callaghan
Everett Dirksen
Boundary Commission
House of Commons
Britain
Supreme Court
Felis Frankfurter
Connecticut
United States
New York Times News Service
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